Hey everyone, it is Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, rotini with sausage and apples. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Rotini with sausage and apples is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Rotini with sausage and apples is something that I have loved my entire life. They are nice and they look fantastic.
This Italian Sausage Rotini is a husband favorite (our kids love it too)! It's a little spicy and really cheesy and just yummy. Even though this is an Italian sausage rotini bake, that doesn't mean you have to use rotini noodles.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have rotini with sausage and apples using 7 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Rotini with sausage and apples:
- Take 3 fresh pork sausages (kielbasa, Italian, or bratwurst all work)
- Take 4 cups dry rotini noodles
- Prepare 1 large Honeycrisp apple, cored and chopped
- Make ready 1 large shallot, thinly sliced
- Prepare 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- Get 1/4 cup light cream
- Prepare Handful fresh basil leaves, cut into ribbons
Really nothing fancy, but very pleasing. This recipe came from an estate sale. Stir the rotini into the same pot, and return to a boil. A skillet meal of smoked sausage with rotini pasta in a creamy, cheesy sauce and topped with French fried onions.
Steps to make Rotini with sausage and apples:
- Add 1 cm of water and the sausages to a large pan on medium-high heat. Let simmer until the water boils off and the sausages are about half-cooked. While you're waiting, put a large pot of salted water on high heat for the pasta.
- Drop the rotini into the pot of boiling water. Remove the sausages from the pan and cut them into 1/2 cm rings. Return them to the pan along with the apples, shallot, garlic, and a splash of extra virgin olive oil. Fry until the sausages are caramelized and the apples softened but not mushy, about 5 or 6 minutes. Add a couple of pinches of salt and several grinds of freshly cracked black pepper.
- Stir the cream into the pan. Drain the pasta and add it, along with a splash of the pasta cooking water. Throw in the basil, then toss.
There are several brands that I enjoy using - being in Mississippi plants me right slap in the middle of some of the best smoked sausage and andouille around! Easily enhance jarred pasta sauce with Italian sausages, garlic, peppers and onion. I found this Italian Sausage Pasta Bake over at Sargento's website. I had some of their Italian Cheese in the fridge that I wanted to try, so this was a great choice. This was a hearty and delicious meal that everyone enjoyed.
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